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Chapter 1, Problem 4RB
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Expansion slot on the motherboard
To find: The purpose of an expansion slot on the motherboard.
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The motherboard is generally known as the main board. It is a type of circuit board in the computer which contains a socket in order to hold the processor or CPU.
Expansion slot is a slot which is provided on a motherboard...
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